Tag: 401k

Now is a good time for gold in retirement savings accounts —but only if investors are seeking long-term gain rather than quarterly returns.

Cruise to Retirement is PAi’s campaign designed to help advisers jumpstart conversations about the ramifications of fee disclosure.

This month, many people will vow to make resolutions for their physical health—but what about their financial health?

Investors should remain defensive in 2013 but at the same time not be averse to taking on some risk, according to a Prudential expert.

When making changes to a 401(k) plan’s investment lineup, administrators chase returns and do not end up improving investment performance, research suggests.

Pension Advisory Group Inc. (PAG) and Pro Financial Services (PFS) launched a group long-term disability insurance product for retirement plans.

On a steady course of expansion, CAPTRUST Financial Advisors in Raleigh, North Carolina, has acquired Freedom One Financial Group in Clarkston, Michigan.

Callan’s “2013 DC Trends Survey” indicates that in 2012, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors spent their time on compliance matters.

A court ruled contributions owed to a 401(k) are not plan assets, so an employer did not breach fiduciary duties by not contributing.

Most investors (83%) say 401(k) and other tax-advantaged accounts are extremely (43%) or very (40%) important to a comfortable retirement.

Employees are often struck with inertia when it comes to their 401(k) plans.

Corporate Compensation Plans Inc. (CCP) introduced an insurance product that would continue contributions to employees’ retirement plans if they become disabled.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated and expanded its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).

The case against Ameriprise Financial Inc. over its 401(k) investment options is moving forward with a pretrial conference date set for early next month.

Plan sponsors can use behavioral economics to educate employees about saving for retirement.  

An analysis of 401(k) accounts for 2011 shows more balanced investments.

Total U.S. retirement assets reached $19.4 trillion in third-quarter 2012, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).  

Employers are increasingly using 401(k) plan design strategies to simplify plan participant decision-making around enrollment, contributions and investing, a survey found.

A majority (80%) of investors polled say the U.S. government should make it a national priority to encourage Americans to save.

A case claiming Ameriprise Financial favored its own affiliate funds in its 401(k) investment lineup has moved forward.